Editing Huguenots (section)

====Ireland====
[[File:Huguenot Cemetery, Cork.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to [[Huguenot Cemetery, Cork]] in [[Cork (city)|Cork, Munster]]]]

Following the French crown's revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]], many Huguenots settled in Ireland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, encouraged by an act of parliament for Protestants' settling in Ireland.<ref>Grace Lawless Lee (2009), ''The Huguenot Settlements in Ireland'', Page 169</ref><ref>Raymond Hylton (2005), ''Ireland's Huguenots and Their Refuge, 1662–1745: An Unlikely Haven'', p. 194, Quote: "The Bishop of Kildare did come to Portarlington to consecrate the churches, backed by two prominent Huguenot Deans of ... Moreton held every advantage and for most of the Portarlington Huguenots there could be no option but acceptance ...</ref><ref>Raymond P. Hylton, "Dublin's Huguenot Community: Trials, Development, and Triumph, 1662–1701", ''Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London'' 24 (1983–1988): 221–231</ref><ref>Raymond P. Hylton, "The Huguenot Settlement at Portarlington, ...</ref><ref>C. E. J. Caldicott, Hugh Gough, Jean-Paul Pittion (1987), ''The Huguenots and Ireland: Anatomy of an Emigration'', Quote: "The Huguenot settlement at Portarlington, 1692–1771. Unique among the French Protestant colonies established or augmented in Ireland following the Treaty of Limerick (1691), the Portarlington settlement was planted on the ashes of an ..."</ref> Huguenot regiments fought for [[William III of England|William of Orange]] in the [[Williamite War in Ireland]], for which they were rewarded with land grants and titles, many settling in [[Dublin]].<ref>[http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland/huguenotpensioners.htm The Irish Pensioners] of [[William III of England|William III]]'s Huguenot Regiments</ref> Significant Huguenot settlements were in [[Dublin]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Portarlington, County Laois|Portarlington]], [[Lisburn]], [[Waterford]] and [[Youghal]]. Smaller settlements, which included [[Killeshandra]] in County Cavan, contributed to the expansion of flax cultivation and the growth of the [[Irish linen]] industry.

For over 150 years, Huguenots were allowed to hold their services in Lady Chapel in [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]. A [[Huguenot Cemetery, Dublin|Huguenot cemetery]] is located in the centre of Dublin, off St. Stephen's Green. Prior to its establishment, Huguenots used the [[Cabbage Garden, Dublin|Cabbage Garden]] near the cathedral. Another [[Huguenot Cemetery, Cork|Huguenot cemetery]] is located off French Church Street in Cork.

A number of Huguenots served as mayors in Dublin, Cork, Youghal and Waterford in the 17th and 18th centuries. Numerous signs of Huguenot presence can still be seen with names still in use, and with areas of the main towns and cities named after the people who settled there. Examples include the Huguenot District and French Church Street in [[Cork City]]; and [[D'Olier Street]] in Dublin, named after a High Sheriff and one of the founders of the Bank of Ireland. A French church in Portarlington dates back to 1696,<ref>[http://www.iol.ie/~offaly/stpauls.htm ''300 years of the French Church''], St. Paul's Church, Portarlington.</ref> and was built to serve the significant new Huguenot community in the town. At the time, they constituted the majority of the townspeople.<ref>[http://www.grantonline.com/grant-family-individuals/blong-george-1790/portarlington/portarlington.htm Portarlington], Grant Family Online</ref>

One of the more notable Huguenot descendants in Ireland was [[Seán Lemass]] (1899–1971), who was appointed as ''[[Taoiseach]]'', serving from 1959 until 1966.